EMT Final Exam
Which of the following best describe the process of continuous self-review with the purpose of
identifying aspects of care that could be performed better?
a) quality improvement
b) patient advocacy
c) continuing education
d) medical direction - ANSa) quality improvement
Which of the following terms best describes a relationship where authority to give medications
and provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice
medicine?
a) protocols
b) quality improvement
c) designated agent
d) standing orders - ANSc) designated agent
Which of the following would be considered a specific public health role for EMTs?
a) development of protocols
b) run report review
c) bleeding control
d) disease surveillance - ANSd) disease surveillance
According to the American Heart Association's Level of Evidence designation, which of the
following types of research would be most important?
a) randomized control trials
b) concurrent control studies
c) retrospective control studies
d) studies without a control group - ANSa) randomized control trials
Which of the following types of research would be considered a compilation of different studies
looking at a single topic?
a) case study
b) a randomized control trial
c) cohort study
d) meta-analysis - ANSd) meta-analysis
Which of the following responsibilities of an EMT focuses on being the one who speaks up for
the patient, pleads his cause, and brings any of his concerns to the attention of the hospitals
staff?
a) patient advocacy
b) patient care
,c) patient assessment
d) transfer of care - ANSa) patient advocacy
In most areas, ______ is considered the minimum level of certification for ambulance personnel
a) EMT
b) EMR
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - ANSa) EMT
Which of the following would be considered a system that has the capability of automatically
identifying the emergency caller's phone number and location?
a) telemetry
b) Emergency medical dispatch
c) enhanced 911
d) public health - ANSc) enhanced 911
Which of the following groups created a Technical Assistance Program that established an
assessment program with a set of standards for EMS Systems?
a) The National Registry of EMTs
b) The American College of Surgeons
c) The National Association of EMTs
d) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - ANSd) The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Which of the following departments was charged by the 1966 Highway Safety Act with
developing EMS standards and assisting the states in upgrading the quality of their prehospital
emergency care?
a) The Department of State
b) The Department of Health and Human Services
c) The Department of Transportation
d) The Department of Homeland Security - ANSc) The Department of Transportation
You believe that your patient should be given nitroglycerin for his chest pain. You do not have
off-line protocols for this, so you should
a) transport the patient
b) contact medical direction
c) administer the medication and document accordingly
d) do what you did for the last patient with chest pain - ANSb) contact medical direction
The system by which the medical community oversees the basic health of a population is known
as
a) emergency medical services
b) best clinical practices
c) the public health system
,d) the hospital-based care system - ANSc) the public health system
The modern EMS system in the United States began inthe:
A. 1960s.
B. 1950s.
C. 1980s.
D. 2000s. - ANSA. 1960s.
An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcherto:
A. contactpolice, fire, and EMS personnel simultaneously.
B. immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made.
C. providestep-by-step CPR instructions to the caller.
D. respond to the scene of a medical incident much quicker. - ANSB. immediately access the
phone number and address from which the call is being made.
You respond to a domestic violence call with your partner and the local volunteer fire
department. You should regard the fire department volunteers as
a) a hindrance to providing necessary care
b) primarily useful for organizing bystanders
c) partners in care who may need guidance from you
d) inappropriate responders unless there is a fire - ANSc) partners in care who may need
guidance from you
How many nationally recognized levels of EMS practitioner are there and what is the highest
level?
a) Three; EMT
b) Four; AEMT
c) Five; Paramedic
d) Four; Paramedic - ANSd) Four; Paramedic
What is least likely to be an aspect of carefully and thoroughly documenting an emergency call?
a) neatness
b) completeness
c) speculation
d) accuracy - ANSc) speculation
One aspect of quality improvement in which every EMT can participateis:
A. developing standing orders.
B. ignoring controversial local statutes.
C. participating in continuing education.
D. rewriting agency protocols - ANSC. participating in continuing education.
Which of the following levels of EMS training was formerly called EMT-Basic?
a) EMR
, b) EMT
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - ANSb) EMT
From the patient's perspective, care begins with
a) the emergency department receiving the patient
b) the initial phone call to the EMD
c) the EMS system sending available responders to the scene
d) an ambulance transporting the patient to the hospital - ANSb) the initial phone call to the
EMD
Which EMT action most likely could provide information important for community health
initiatives that are designed to preventinjuries?
A. Observation of the emergency scene
B. Assessment of the patient
C. Lifting and moving the patient
D. Transfer of care - ANSA. Observation of the emergency scene
Which of the following is true of EMTs?
a) most EMTs work for the fire department
b) many EMTs are volunteer EMS providers
c) EMTs must be municipal employees
d) all EMTs are paid - ANSb) many EMTs are volunteer EMS providers
Which step in the evidence-based medicine process deals with the concept of determining what
we already know about a particular intervention or situation?
a) searching a medical literature
b) changing of protocol on the basis of the research outcome
c) appraising evidence for validity and reliability
d) formulating a question - ANSa) searching a medical literature
EMS has a role in many public health issues, including
a) enforcing the speeding laws
b) regulating the number of work hours
c) promoting safer vehicle design
d) vaccination programs - ANSd) vaccination programs
What do many fire departments require of anemployee?
A. Cross-training as a firefighter
B. Cross-training as an EMT
C. Cross-training as a volunteer
D. Cross-training as a policeman - ANSB. Cross-training as an EMT
Which of the following best describe the process of continuous self-review with the purpose of
identifying aspects of care that could be performed better?
a) quality improvement
b) patient advocacy
c) continuing education
d) medical direction - ANSa) quality improvement
Which of the following terms best describes a relationship where authority to give medications
and provide emergency care is an extension of the Medical Director's license to practice
medicine?
a) protocols
b) quality improvement
c) designated agent
d) standing orders - ANSc) designated agent
Which of the following would be considered a specific public health role for EMTs?
a) development of protocols
b) run report review
c) bleeding control
d) disease surveillance - ANSd) disease surveillance
According to the American Heart Association's Level of Evidence designation, which of the
following types of research would be most important?
a) randomized control trials
b) concurrent control studies
c) retrospective control studies
d) studies without a control group - ANSa) randomized control trials
Which of the following types of research would be considered a compilation of different studies
looking at a single topic?
a) case study
b) a randomized control trial
c) cohort study
d) meta-analysis - ANSd) meta-analysis
Which of the following responsibilities of an EMT focuses on being the one who speaks up for
the patient, pleads his cause, and brings any of his concerns to the attention of the hospitals
staff?
a) patient advocacy
b) patient care
,c) patient assessment
d) transfer of care - ANSa) patient advocacy
In most areas, ______ is considered the minimum level of certification for ambulance personnel
a) EMT
b) EMR
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - ANSa) EMT
Which of the following would be considered a system that has the capability of automatically
identifying the emergency caller's phone number and location?
a) telemetry
b) Emergency medical dispatch
c) enhanced 911
d) public health - ANSc) enhanced 911
Which of the following groups created a Technical Assistance Program that established an
assessment program with a set of standards for EMS Systems?
a) The National Registry of EMTs
b) The American College of Surgeons
c) The National Association of EMTs
d) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - ANSd) The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Which of the following departments was charged by the 1966 Highway Safety Act with
developing EMS standards and assisting the states in upgrading the quality of their prehospital
emergency care?
a) The Department of State
b) The Department of Health and Human Services
c) The Department of Transportation
d) The Department of Homeland Security - ANSc) The Department of Transportation
You believe that your patient should be given nitroglycerin for his chest pain. You do not have
off-line protocols for this, so you should
a) transport the patient
b) contact medical direction
c) administer the medication and document accordingly
d) do what you did for the last patient with chest pain - ANSb) contact medical direction
The system by which the medical community oversees the basic health of a population is known
as
a) emergency medical services
b) best clinical practices
c) the public health system
,d) the hospital-based care system - ANSc) the public health system
The modern EMS system in the United States began inthe:
A. 1960s.
B. 1950s.
C. 1980s.
D. 2000s. - ANSA. 1960s.
An enhanced 911 system allows the emergency dispatcherto:
A. contactpolice, fire, and EMS personnel simultaneously.
B. immediately access the phone number and address from which the call is being made.
C. providestep-by-step CPR instructions to the caller.
D. respond to the scene of a medical incident much quicker. - ANSB. immediately access the
phone number and address from which the call is being made.
You respond to a domestic violence call with your partner and the local volunteer fire
department. You should regard the fire department volunteers as
a) a hindrance to providing necessary care
b) primarily useful for organizing bystanders
c) partners in care who may need guidance from you
d) inappropriate responders unless there is a fire - ANSc) partners in care who may need
guidance from you
How many nationally recognized levels of EMS practitioner are there and what is the highest
level?
a) Three; EMT
b) Four; AEMT
c) Five; Paramedic
d) Four; Paramedic - ANSd) Four; Paramedic
What is least likely to be an aspect of carefully and thoroughly documenting an emergency call?
a) neatness
b) completeness
c) speculation
d) accuracy - ANSc) speculation
One aspect of quality improvement in which every EMT can participateis:
A. developing standing orders.
B. ignoring controversial local statutes.
C. participating in continuing education.
D. rewriting agency protocols - ANSC. participating in continuing education.
Which of the following levels of EMS training was formerly called EMT-Basic?
a) EMR
, b) EMT
c) AEMT
d) Paramedic - ANSb) EMT
From the patient's perspective, care begins with
a) the emergency department receiving the patient
b) the initial phone call to the EMD
c) the EMS system sending available responders to the scene
d) an ambulance transporting the patient to the hospital - ANSb) the initial phone call to the
EMD
Which EMT action most likely could provide information important for community health
initiatives that are designed to preventinjuries?
A. Observation of the emergency scene
B. Assessment of the patient
C. Lifting and moving the patient
D. Transfer of care - ANSA. Observation of the emergency scene
Which of the following is true of EMTs?
a) most EMTs work for the fire department
b) many EMTs are volunteer EMS providers
c) EMTs must be municipal employees
d) all EMTs are paid - ANSb) many EMTs are volunteer EMS providers
Which step in the evidence-based medicine process deals with the concept of determining what
we already know about a particular intervention or situation?
a) searching a medical literature
b) changing of protocol on the basis of the research outcome
c) appraising evidence for validity and reliability
d) formulating a question - ANSa) searching a medical literature
EMS has a role in many public health issues, including
a) enforcing the speeding laws
b) regulating the number of work hours
c) promoting safer vehicle design
d) vaccination programs - ANSd) vaccination programs
What do many fire departments require of anemployee?
A. Cross-training as a firefighter
B. Cross-training as an EMT
C. Cross-training as a volunteer
D. Cross-training as a policeman - ANSB. Cross-training as an EMT
